A mix-up at the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles has cost a man his right to vote in next week's election.

Reggi Swope registered to vote on Oct. 24, and said a DMV worker told him that he would receive a voter registration card this week; however, he received a letter on Wednesday telling him he registered five days too late.

“In the process, the lady asked if I wanted to have myself registered to vote, and I said yeah, love to,” Swope said.

The North County St. Louis native, who just moved to Omaha, filled out the paperwork. He said he was under the impression he would get his chance to vote in Nebraska on Nov. 6.

Instead of a voter registration card, Swope received a letter from the Douglas County Election Commissioner, saying he missed the Oct. 19 deadline to register at the DMV, but also missed the deadline Friday to register to vote in person at the Election Commission office.

“At no point did she tell me anything about a deadline,” Swope said, “or any mail-in registration deadline.”

Betty Johnson, an administrator with the Nebraska DMV, confirmed Swope came to the DMV office in North Omaha and registered to vote; however, she could not yet explain what the DMV worker told Swope.

Johnson did say, however, that the office should have had signs explaining the deadline. Swope said he did not see any signs.

“I was hurt more than I was upset, because I was really looking forward to voting [next week],” Swope said.

Swope said he would have happily gone to the election commission to register before last Friday’s deadline.

Election Commissioner Dave Phipps said 673 people in Douglas County registered to vote too late -- including late registrations at the DMV.